Thursday, June 28, 2012

Intern Profile on Mabel Martinez

Growing up with a strong interest in fashion and
entertainment, Mabel Martinez gravitated toward reading magazines that catered
to those subjects. She grew up spending her free time flipping through the
pages of People, TeenPeople and People en
Espanol embracing all of the fashion, beauty and celebrity inspired
content.

Now, the rising senior at Long Island University is walking
through the halls of one of her favorite magazines every day.

“When I got ASME and saw that People was on the list, I thought ‘great, that’s where I want to
be.,’” Martinez said. “A lot of the magazines were ones that I would like to
work for in the future.”

While initially finding out she was assigned to People magazine was a total thrill for
Martinez, three weeks into her internship she got news that was even more electrifying.
She had been spending countless hours conducting interviews and research for an
upcoming story to help out one of the editors, when she discovered that her
hard work had paid off.

“After doing all the research, one of the news editors told
me that I did a really good job and that I got a byline in the magazine; I
think it comes out on Friday,” she said. “Getting my first byline in People magazine is definitely the most
exciting thing to happen this summer so far.”

While the buzz of having her name and work printed in People will be hard to top, Martinez is
dedicated to continuing her success in the magazine industry. The Spanish
speaker would love to find a job that lets her combine her Spanish skills with
her love of fashion and beauty. But ultimately, she is focused on keeping her
feet in the door of the magazine world.

“I do want to work in magazines,” she said. “Getting this
experience at People and seeing how
they work to put this magazine together has been great—seeing how they put the
story together from scratch and seeing it get in the magazine.”